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The financial services landscape continues to evolve, creating new opportunities and challenges. Our dedicated fintech group advises on everything from crypto regulation and data protection to cybersecurity and cross-border M&A – empowering clients to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
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Whatever your needs, wherever you are, we guide you through regulatory challenges and empower your fintech success

Our dedicated fintech group  doesn’t just keep pace – we’re deeply involved in developments in the industry. 

We  deliver unparalleled advice at every stage of growth, from debt and equity funding to IPO readiness and exit through public or private markets, as well as on cybersecurity, new and evolving regulatory regimes for new products and services and the secure handling of sensitive data.

Our Fintech group advises everyone in the fintech space - traditional finance (or TradFi), high-growth tech companies, and pure fintech players (from start-ups to unicorns).  We provide cutting-edge advice, tailored to our clients’ needs, with particular expertise on those strategic matters going to the heart of fintech business.  For example, we are advising a range of clients on the implementation of the Markets in Cryptoassets Regulation, a holistic regulatory framework that applies to businesses providing cryptoasset services to customers in the EU

We’ve helped major clients identify new fintech opportunities and overcome complex challenges, gaining deep insight into the convergence of technology and finance.

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ContactsMeet the team
New York
David SewellPartner & US Head of Financial Services Regulatory
Frankfurt am Main
Alexander GlosPartner & Co-head Financial Institutions Group
London
Cyrus PochaPartner - Financial Services Regulatory & Co-head Global Fintech Group, London
Hong Kong
Matthew O'CallaghanPartner
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Awards & recognition
Chambers Fintech Legal - Germany
"Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer regularly acts for large banks on technology and financial regulatory matters. It has expertise in cryptocurrency, including crypto custody and crypto brokerages. It also has a strong practice in data compliance and security."
Chambers Fintech Legal - London: Strengths
"They are very quick to respond and can handle tight timelines." "We were extremely impressed by their ability to distil complex laws into practical advice.”
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Digital Assets Under Trump 2.0: The Emerging View from Capitol Hill
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Feb 5 2025
UK FCA sets out key expectations of payments firms in “Dear CEO” letter
On 3 February 2025, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a Dear CEO letter to payments firms that are supervised by the...
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Jan 21 2025
Freshfields Fintech: Our Predictions for 2025
As we did in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, we have crowdsourced predictions for the year ahead from the Freshfields global fintech team....
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Jan 2 2025
MiCAR perimeter issues – tokenized deposits and payment services
As far as MiCAR is concerned, December 2024 was a busy month for both market participants and competent authorities. On 17 December 2024,...
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Dec 30 2024
Grandfathering under MiCA – how member states approach the transitional regime – December 2024 update
This post is an update of our previous post published on June 21, 2024. The harmonisation of European financial services law for...
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Dec 20 2024
FCA publishes discussion paper on admissions and disclosures and the market abuse regime for cryptoassets
On 16 December 2024 the FCA published its much-anticipated Discussion Paper on (i) cryptoasset admissions and disclosures and (ii) the...
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